Chapter 15
My Mute Bride
Chapter 15,My Mute Bride The world spun around Rachel as she found herself being pinned down on the sofa by Justin, whose eyes were so sharp as if they could penetrate a personâs mind. âHow dare you have designs on Julian, of all people? What is your purpose, to sow discord between us or to make me lose face? Or are you doing so to deliberately take revenge on Sue because of your hatred toward her?â
Rachel couldnât move at all as Justin held her wrists in a vice-like grip. She panicked at once. What does he want to do?! she thought to herself. Justin gently traced her brows and eyes with his thumb.
âWhat a clear and beautiful pair of eyes you have. Unfortunately, theyâre tainted with ill intentions and the filth of someone who would stop at nothing to get what she wants.
How could a pretty and innocent lady exist in the Hudson Family?â Surprisingly, his tone of voice betrayed a hint of strange hatred. Hatred? Rachel couldnât understand where his hatred came from.
She tried with all her might to break free of his grasp, and her mouth opened and closed repeatedly as she mouthed, âLet go of me⦠Let go of meâ¦â
However, Justin grasped her so hard that it hurt her. As she thought of how she had been living in trepidation in the Burton Residence over the last few days and how he was slinging mud at her right now, all her grievances welled up inside her at once. While she struggled, the medical report issued by the hospital fell out of her pocketâit contained her grandmotherâs medical history.
Justin picked up the report, took a look at it, and looked stunned for a moment. It turns out that she isnât lying, he thought to himself. He then looked down at the woman beneath him who had already burst into tears. This was her first time shedding tears in front of him, and she cried without making a sound as tears flowed silently down the corners of her eyes. For some reason, his initial anger dissipated inexplicably. âIâll let you off this time.
If I see you getting too close to Julian again in the future, I will lock you up,â he uttered. The last three words he uttered made Rachel tremble all over. After he left, she tremblingly picked up the medical report and put it away. Finally, she closed her eyes hard as a slightly hoarse crying voice came from her throat. If it werenât for the fact that she had no choice, she really wished she could stay away from the Burton Residence and never see Justin ever again! â¦
The next morning, Rachel woke up with her eyes puffy from crying. She had deliberately avoided meeting Julian since the night before; whenever she happened to run into him, she would pretend not to see him. In order to avoid suspicion, she didnât even go downstairs until Julian had left.
On the other hand, Sue felt even angrier when she saw how Julian was about to speak, yet he said nothing in disappointment. She went straight up to Rachel and warned, âNo matter what your purpose is, you mustnât get close to my son in the future. Do you hear me?!â Since she had no intention of arguing with the older woman, Rachel nodded and was about to leave. However, Sue barked coldly and said, âStay where you are!â
Rachel stood in place with her back to Sue. She listened as the woman let out a sneer behind her and threatened, âIf you dare to harbor any improper and dirty thoughts, Iâll make your life worse than death.â
Rachel turned around and looked at her. She then explained with her paper and pen, âDr. Peters and I met purely by chance; there isnât any purpose that youâre thinking about.
Iâll never speak to him again in the future, and Iâll stay away from him.â Sueâs expression eased somewhat when she saw that Rachel had written down her pledge. âI donât care whether what you said is true. In any case, if you dare to act counter to what youâve said today, I will let you know that I, Sue Praham, am no slouch!â
Rachel put away her paper and pen and left in exhaustion. After she left, Mrs. Duncan came forward and said to Sue, âMadam, I donât think what she said is believable.â Sue raised an eyebrow. âWhy would you say so?â Mrs. Duncanâs expression was meaningful. âYoung Master Justin loves Miss Amber, so heâll divorce Rachel sooner or later.
Rachel has probably predicted this, which is why sheâs hitting on the kind Young Master Peters, foolishly attempting to take advantage of him to seek connections with those rich and powerful.
Therefore, she wrote the pledge today just to keep you in check.â Sueâs face darkened at Mrs.
Duncanâs words.
âIn that case, how do you think I should deal with her?â Mrs. Duncan thought for a moment and replied, âI think there are two things we should do. Firstly, we should stop Young Master Peters from meeting her.
Secondly, we should get Miss Amber to drive Rachel out as soon as possible. That way, this scourge will not be able to continue staying at the Burton Residence. Otherwise, there might be untoward complicationsâ¦â Sue was lost in thought upon hearing Mrs. Duncanâs words. After a long time, she dialed Amberâs phone number.